Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06


county the present season is Is bushels.
The acreage was $4,000 acres, being a
decrease of say 10 per cent. as compared
with last year.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is 80 bushels. The
acreage was $4,000, being an increase OF
5 per cent as compared with last year.
The yield Of wheat is larger per acre
than for years: the grain is large, plump
snd firm, and of very excellent quality.
JACK COUNTY.
Jacksboro, Tex, June 25.-The acreage
OfcOtton planted tRis year in this county
Is an increase of 80 per cent. as compared
with last yesr The plant is forward.
The stand is good and promises now an
average yield Of tWO-thirGs Of bale per
aCre throughout the county.
The acreage Of corn in this county is
an increase Of 10 per cent. as compared
with last year. The crop now promises
10 yield an average CT fifteen bushels to
the acre.
The average yield Of wheat in this
county the present season shows de-
crease Of p per cent. as compared with
last year.
The average yield Of oats in this county
the present season shows decrease OF
% per cent. as compared WITH last year.
The corn 6nd cotton crop will be the
best ever raised in the county, unless cut
short by want Of rain in the next twenty
DAYS. The weather is cloudy to-day and
i is raining in parts Of the county.
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY.
Fort Davis, Tex, June 24-The acre
age cf corn in this county is 100 RCTes,
being an increase Of per cent. as com
pared with last year.
Very little corn and oats are raised in
This county, and what is raised is fed
green. Nearly every stockman is plant
ing alfafs, as It turns out better than any
thing else here.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
State OF Texas, June 2+.-The acreage
Of cotton planted this year in this county
is an increase Of . per
cent. as compared with last year. The
plant Is forward. The stand is good and
promises now an average yield OF / bale
per sore throughout the county,
The acreage Of corn in this county is
an increase Of ; per cent. IS compared
with last year. The crop promises now
10 yield an average Ok % bushels TO the
acre.
The ayersge yield OF wheat in this
county the present season is - bushels.
The acreage was an increase Of > per cent. |
as compared with Ssst yea.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is > bushels. The
screage showed an increase Of 4 per cent. !
IS compared with lsst year.
Lain in 3 few days Will increase the |
ABOVE statement. Cotton and corn look |
Inc.
JOINS COUNTY.
Arson, Tex, June 50.-The acreage Of !
cotton planted this year in this county is |
1000 acres, being Gn increase OF 70 per |
cent. as compared with last year. The |
plant is backward. The stand is good !
and promises now an average yield OF |
10 bale per acre throughout the county. |
The acreage of corn in this county is |
100 acres, being an increase OF IS per |
cent. as compared with last year. The |
crop promises now TO yield an average OF |
% bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat II this cOun- |
u the present season is bushels. The |
acreage was 100 acres, being an increase |
of 90 per cent. IS compared with last
year
The average yield Of oats in this county
the present season Is % bushels. The
acreage was 500 acres, being an increase
OF 90 per cent. as compared with last
year.
There were not less than 5000 or 1000
acres Of wheat sowed in the county, but
over half of it was plOwed up and planted
in cotton. Some wheat crops will make
as much as - or - bushels per acre.
There was also large acreage Of oats
planted, but it failed.
KAUFMAN COUNTY.
Terrell, Tex, June 30.-The acreage OF
cotton planted this year in this county IS !
an increase OF l per cent. as compared
with last year. The plant is backward. |
The stand Is good snd promises now an
sveTRge Weld of One-hslf bale per acre |
throughout the county.
The acreage Of corn in this county |
shows en- increase as compared with last
year The crop promises now to yield an |
average Of 90 bushels to the acre.
The average yield Of wheat in this |
county the present season is i bushels. |
The acreage shows an increase of l0per !
cent. as compared with last year.
The average yield Of oats IN this county |
the present season is 40 bushels. The
acreage shows an increase of 10 per |
cent. as compared with last year.
The outlook is very favorable st pres |
ent for heavy corn crop. Cotton is also !
looking well.
LAMAR COUNTY,
Paris, Tex, June 27-The acreage Of |
cotton planted this year in this county is |
10000 acres, being an increase of , per
cent. as compared with last year. The
plant is forward. The stand is good and !
promises now an average yield of three
quarters Of bale per acre throughout !
the county.
The acreage of corn IN this county is |
$4,000 acres, being an increase OF I per !
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield 40 bushels to
the acre.
The average yield Of wheat in this
county the present season is Is bushels. |
The acreage was small, being deere se
of ! per cent. as compared with last year |
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is 20 bushels. The |
acreage was small, being decrease of l |
per cent. as compared with last year.
There is not hardly enough wheat snd
oats raised in this county to call it an in
dustry, as the people only raise enough |
for home consumption, giving their at |
tention almost exclusively to cotton and |
corn. The hay crop is fine, being about |
5 per cent better than last year.
LAMPAsAs COUNTY.